Taking a Moment!

So, I've been so busy and feeling bad that I haven't talked to anyone or been on here updating. But I wanted to stop by for a brief moment and fill everybody in and hopefully I'll be able to return phone calls soon.
Our dear Jaysen left this afternoon, returning home to start school. He's getting so big it's amazing. He starts the 4th grade and he's excited to wear his new clothes and hang out with friends again. We had so much fun with him here and although it did add extra stress it was in a good way. We never get to spend that much time with him and I for one had a blast. We took him rock crawling, fishing and he played for days at his cousins house. I wish we could have done more but Dustin was working up a storm so we did as much as we could. It's a bitter sweet good bye, but we're excited for when he get to have him again.
The girls are doing great and still getting so big. I've been guilty of wanting a boy so bad but am now finally over that and enjoying having girls. We have so much fun together doing our hair, painting nails, doing crafts, dressing up, all the girl stuff. It takes me back to the good ol' days when I was little. I love getting them all dressed up to do stuff and I love how they still get dirty and play in the dirt. It's incredible to think that my youngest is almost a year and a half while my oldest will be starting kindergarden next fall. Oh lord.
We did however start new chores including cleaning up their toys, making their beds and helping mommy. They are doing so well with it! Time outs have been hard, so Dustin decided to start his mom's approach by putting the girls nose on the wall in a circle for 5 minutes. So far, it's been working. They hate it. A much cleaner house, well behaved kids, and happy parents. Being that they're so close together (khaliah and taysiah 20 months apart and taysiah and mahlayah are 11 1/2 months apart) I'm finding that they fight over everything and as soon as one is loud the other ones have to be louder, hence no talking on the phone anymore.
No, 3 months later we're not in our own home yet...but it looks hopeful and we're just trying to stay positive. Focusing on the good things helps, baking and planning for a new baby....gotcha, not ours, Melindas; but still having fun thinking about being an aunt and uncle again. Tension can be high but remember the positive in people is what keeps it sane. Yes, still loving every moment here and having fun learning new things and a new way of life!